Friday funny: The tribute vice pays to virtue, written 2 days ago, Look, I realise that just putting up clips from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report every week is not really a stretch. We need to look further afield for our humour here at The Interpreter (reader suggestions gratefully accepted)....

Observations on global politics and the quest for peace and justice.

The field gets crowded, written 2 days ago, On Friday I noted that the LDP was shaping up with four candidates.Not long after I wrote that post, however, it became clear that the field would expand before long, in large part because younger LDP members like Yamauchi Koichi are unhappy with their cho...

Believe it….Russia will Rise from the Ashes!, written 1 week ago,

Duly Noted: Happy to Bomb, written 1 day ago, George Handlery about the week that was. One candidate, two programs? Attracted  by extremists. What did he actually say? "Cheetahs for the protection of gazelles". The "Dictator's Tantrum" #4. Just one more thing! 1...

Angola Emerges With New Elections, written 2 days ago, With its first parliamentary elections in 16 years, Angola's government is seeking international legitimacy — and the foundations for greater security. A look at Angola, its commodities and a possible future.

U.S. offers storm aid to Cuba. You can help, too. (UPDATED), written 1 day ago, The United States government has offered Cuba $100,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Gustav, funneled through international aid groups, and much more if Havana allows a disaster assessment team to visit the island. (F...

Olmert's Last Gasps? Are Palestinians Heading to "Prehistoric" Times?, written 1 week ago, Some details of the secret Olmert-Abbas negotiations are leaking out:The talks reportedly include:1. Carving up Jerusalem (see today's Ha'aretz story Olmert, Abbas: We still aim for peace deal by end...

Firefox Plugin: 3arabi, written 1 day ago, For users of Firefox, this looks like a nifty plugin.  It allows you to write Arabic words using English transliteration.  See here for a video example. Related PostsAdmin Note: Comments Plugin?Multicultural Courts?Internet Filtering: An Exercise in Point...

The Catapult is a blog focusing on strategic issues and current affairs with a perspective of what is in India’s National Interest rather than from any ideological viewpoint.

New details emerge in Iraqi oil deal with China, written 2 days ago, China says a multi-billion dollar oil deal with Iraq is still being negotiated. This contradicts reports last week from Iraqi officials, who said the deal had been signed, Daniel Schearf reports for Voice of America. China's Foreig...

Portugal-Singapore relations.

A blog about politics and news in Zimbabwe.

For the last several years I've gone from the small town of Camden, Maine to rural Florida, El Salvador, Mexico, Uruguay, Colombia and back again.

Contradictions, confusion and (mis)information warfare, written 2 days ago, It's pretty hard to piece together anything out of the dozens of different stories, rumors and various and sundry outright lies flying together about the various military conflicts right now. We've got the Wa Po saying the P...

News and commentary on the history and politics of the Israeli-Arab Conflict

Old don, or new dawn for Pakistan, written 4 hours ago, Guest Post by Amjad Malik Mr. Zardari despite all reservations and his past was duly elected by the Parliament on 6 September 2008 and it is a good sign for democracy that opposition legitimised the show by participating it and later whole hear...

September 8, 2008 — Contents, written 2 days ago, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8  CONTENTS (1)  Ethan Burger on the Putin Doctrine (LR exclusive) (2)  EDITORIAL: Russians bashing Russia (3)  Annals of Neo-Soviet "Education" (4)  Third World Russia (5)  At Least 25% of Russians are Criminals (6...

Iraqis Demonstrate Against US Presence In Iraq, written 10 hours ago, Published on Saturday, September 6, 2008 by Reuters BAGHDAD - Thousands of Shi'ites protested against the U.S. presence in Iraq, heeding orders from anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr for a peaceful show of force on the first Friday...

DLP at Crossroads, written 7 hours ago, EIGHT MONTHS IN OFFICE, its strongest members and supporters are concerned that since the January 15 general election, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has not picked up momentum. This Minister of Finance has never been good at managing the economy. The whisp...